Snow storm shuts down schools, TRU
An unpleasant chore faced people as they left for work today.
UPDATE — Thompson Rivers University campus will remain closed for the day. TRU says it will announce Tuesday morning whether the closure will extend to a second day.
NEWS/ WEATHER — It’s a snow day for School District 73 students, and Thompson Rivers University will be closed at least until noon.
The Kamloops school board office made the announcement this morning (Jan. 5) after a 30-hour deluge dumped heavy snow on the region and was continuing today.
TRU said in a weather alert today the campus will be closed until noon and the situation will be monitored and updated as the day goes on.
Schools were also closed in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Salmon Arm.
Sun Peaks was experiencing a power outage this morning but crews were expected to get them back online later in the morning. The resort tweeted at 8 a.m. it was operating with a reduced capacity but that Sunburst, Sundance, Crystal and Elevation would be running.
The hill received 35 cm of snow in the last 24 hours.
ArmchairMayor.ca 
It can be agreed that the area has received a lot snow. However, in the case of snow removal, the city Kamloops, lags far behind in how the snow is removed from our streets. We need to learn a lesson from our northern brothers and sisters in Fort, St. John, Dawson Creek, Edmonton and Prince George. Snow is removed not just moved through the use of large snow blowers attached to large machines. The snow is blown into trucks which then dump the snow elsewhere. Looking at the windrows of snow in the Aberdeen area, we have snow banks at least 5 to 6 feet from the curbside, making for dangerous driving. I have seen the same situation in the downtown area of Kamloops. Is the city hesitant about properly removing snow because of taxes etc.? If the city cannot purchase appropriate snow removal equipment, then turn it over to the private sector. Your men and women moving the snow with truck plows can only do so much.
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